SMASH Season 6 will finally premiere on CBS, much to the excitement of fans. Viewers have waited a long time to see Hondo and his team take on criminals in Los Angeles and bring them to justice and were thrilled when the season premiere date was announced.
Season 6 of the hit show was previously scheduled to release on September 30, 2022. However, the release date was pushed back a week. The CBS police drama is now scheduled to hit screens on October 7, 2022. The series will air in its official time slot, 8 pm ET/PT on CBS Network Television.
SWAT season 6 episode 1 plot – Hondo and his team travel to Thailand
The new season will pick up where the last season left off for viewers and will see Hondo and his team head to Thailand to train with the country’s elite. SMASH equipment. They will be joined by one of Hondo’s ex-military acquaintances.
The two partners will come across a heroin operation in the country, which has ties to Los Angeles. Their investigation will also lead them to find a connection to a notorious drug lord. Could this mean a new addition to the cast? Only time will tell.
The premiere episode of SMASH its titled thai hard and is directed by Billy Gierhart and written by Sarah Alderson. The official synopsis for the episode reads:
“During a trip to Bangkok to train alongside Thailand’s top SWAT team, Hondo and his former military partner Joe stumble upon a powerful heroin operation with ties to Los Angeles and find themselves on the run from a powerful drug lord” .
The premiere will be followed by a second episode, titled thai Another Day, whose launch is scheduled for this October 14, 2022.
SWAT The new season is expected to have 10 to 18 episodes with an average length of 43 to 44 minutes, judging by previous seasons.
A Look At The Returning Cast Of The Police Procedural Drama
The main cast members who will reprise their roles in the new season of the show are Shemar Moore as Daniel Harrelson, Alex Russell as Jim Street, Kenny Johnson as Dominic Luca, David Lim as Victor Tan, Patrick St. Esprit as Robert Hicks and Jay Harrington as David Kay.
They will be joined by recurring cast members Rochelle Aytes as Nichelle, Anna Enger Ritch as Zoe Powell, and Otis Gallop as Sergeant Stevens.
Sadly, fan favorite Lina Esco, who played Christina “Chris” Alonso for five seasons, will not be returning for the show’s sixth installment.
What is SMASH all about?
SMASH is a police procedural action drama that follows the Los Angeles SWAT team as they go about their daily duties of putting the city’s notorious criminals behind bars. The official synopsis for the show reads:
“Inspired by the television series and the feature film, SMASH stars Shemar Moore as a locally born and raised ex-Marine SMASH sergeant, tasked with leading a specialized tactical unit that is the last stop in law enforcement in Los Angeles.”
Don’t forget to catch the new season this weekend at 8 pm ET/PT on CBS Network Television.